Gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd), also known as acid reflux, is a long-term condition in which stomach contents rise up into the esophagus, resulting in either symptoms or complications symptoms include the taste of acid in the back of the mouth, heartburn, bad breath, chest pain, regurgitation, breathing problems, and wearing away of the teeth. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) pronunciation. Reflux disease, gastroesophageal (): the stomach contents regurgitate and back up (reflux) into the esophagus the food in the stomach is partially digested by stomach acid and enzymesnormally, the partially digested acid content in the stomach is delivered by the stomach muscle down into the small intestine for further digestionwith esophageal reflux, stomach acid content refluxes back up.
gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) pronunciation
